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Development and validation of the multidimensional transgender and nonbinary resilience scale
Jae A Puckett1, Em Matsuno2, Kiet D Huynh3
1Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
International Journal of Transgender Health
|July 28, 2026
Summary
A new scale measures resilience in trans and nonbinary (TNB) people across individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels. This tool validates TNB resilience, accounting for systemic oppression and lived experiences.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals experience systemic oppression impacting mental health.
- Existing resilience measures often fail to capture TNB-specific resilience factors.
- Traditional resilience models overlook group and systemic influences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the psychometric properties of a novel, multidimensional measure of TNB resilience.
- To develop a scale reflecting individual, interpersonal, community, and societal dimensions of resilience.
- To ensure the measure is grounded in the lived experiences of TNB people through community engagement.
Main Methods:
- Developed and refined a novel TNB resilience scale using a community-engaged approach.
- Administered the scale to a diverse sample of 608 TNB adults in the United States.
- Utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, reliability testing, and validity assessments (convergent, discriminant, criterion, incremental).
Main Results:
- A four-factor structure emerged, representing individual, interpersonal, community/societal engagement, and community/societal disengagement.
- The scale and its subscales demonstrated high reliability and validity.
- Invariance testing confirmed the scale's validity across diverse gender, race, and age groups.
Conclusions:
- The novel measure offers a psychometrically sound tool for assessing TNB resilience.
- This multidimensional approach captures the complexity of TNB resilience, incorporating systemic and lived experiences.
- The scale can inform interventions and policies supporting TNB well-being.
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